Athletics Integrity Unit Provisionally Suspends Olympic Hurdler Cyréna Samba-Mayela
The French hurdler, 25, could be sidelined through the Los Angeles Olympics if the whereabouts case against her is upheld. Her representative says she has never failed a test.
Track and Field
Josh Kerr Nearly Broke the World Record in a 1,000m Time Trial Before His Budapest Win
Kerr ran a watch-timed 2:12.66 at altitude nine days before winning the Ultimate Championship 1,500m, only 0.83 seconds slower than Emmanuel Wanyonyi’s world record.
Elite Runners
Vinny Mauri Signs With ASICS Before the Chicago Marathon
The Ohio runner ran 2:05:54 in his first marathon while coaching himself and working in a running store, and he will line up in Chicago on Oct. 11 as a professional.
Elite Runners
Berlin Will Pace Its Men’s Race for Eliud Kipchoge’s Course Record
Race director Mark Milde wants the lead group heading toward 2:01 on Sunday, even though the fastest man left in the field has a best of 2:03:00.
Race Coverage
Tigst Assefa Will Be on Her Own When She Chases the World Record in Berlin
Defending champion Rosemary Wanjiru is aiming for 2:15:00 and European champion Alisa Vainio for 2:20:00, which leaves the Ethiopian with only her pacemakers for company at record pace on Sunday.
Elite Runners
Mizuno Unveils 96 Gram Racing Shoe, Lighter Than Adidas’ World Record Shoe
The carbon-plated racer goes on sale Dec. 4 for ¥88,000 ($554) in Japan and weighs about 96 grams in a men’s U.S. 9, one gram off Adidas’ figure for the Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3.
Jessy Carveth
One Man Ran 30,303 Kilometers in 444 Days. Here’s What It Did to His Body.
Researchers tracked one runner’s blood, muscles, organs, and mind through an unprecedented 444-day challenge—and what they found complicates the idea that finishing means recovering.
Run Long Run Healthy
What Decades of Running Does to Men’s Testosterone
A new study compared hormone patterns in lifelong runners and sedentary men across two age groups — and the results aren’t as simple as “more training, more testosterone.
Run Long Run Healthy
Can Zapping Your Brain Make You Run Faster?
Researchers stimulated runners’ brains before 3,000-meter time trials to see if targeting motor and cognitive control could boost performance — the results say more about pacing than raw speed.
Run Long Run Healthy
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